The San Diego Green Career Pathways Fair is an event that will take place on August 1. This half-day program will bring together local providers of green educational, training and apprenticeship programs as well as non-profit organizations, trade and labor groups, career coaches and business leaders to talk with people interested in starting or transitioning to a green job. It will also provide information on upcoming local green employment projects, including those funded by the federal stimulus legislation.

This event will take place from 1:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m. at the Price Center at UCSD (directions). This program is presented by Next Path, a San Diego career and workforce development company focused on green careers and sponsored by San Diego Renewable Energy Society, in collaboration with The San Diego Imperial Region Center of Excellence and The California Center for Sustainable Energy.

On April 21st a San Diego Green Jobs and Career Workshop will take place. This event is part of San Diego Earth Week and will provide job seekers with an opportunity to network with employers, discover educational resources, and learn about emerging business opportunities. Presenters at this program will include:

Wendy Evers (San Diego State College of Extended Studies, Senior Director of Program Development) will give a presentation entitled "Green Jobs are the Wave of the Future" which will highlight how to translate your current skills into the new Green sector quickly and easily.

Paul Hannam (Founder, Bright Green Talent), will give a "Green Leadership in the Workplace" presentation and talk about emerging careers in the Green industry and what his company is doing.

Philip Gordon (Director, Center of Excellence, San Diego-Imperial Region, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District) is rolling out regional renewable job report and course offerings through local community colleges.

Glenn Croston (Author of 75 Green Businesses You Can Start To Make Money and Make a Difference) will share innovative business opportunites that are waiting for individuals to fill a niche.

This program will take place from 2:00 - 5:00 pm at the City of San Diego Environmental Services Ridgehaven Building, 9601 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego, CA 92123. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 onsite.

An excerpt of the job announcement follows below. The complete announcement can be viewed viewed here and employment application can be downloaded from this page.

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The Program Analyst will form an integral part of CCSE’s renewable energy team, which provides incentives and other assistance to residents and businesses who install renewable energy systems. The Program Analyst will support the CSI Program Manager and other members of the CCSE renewable energy team and will play a vital role in CCSE’s official Program reporting, monitoring and evaluation and regional renewable energy installation tracking. This position holds great potential for the right person to become extremely knowledgeable about renewable energy programs, the technologies they support and their various practical impacts.